Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2012 (Game released)
Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting, Arcade
Game released: Xbox 360, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 5 → 9 May 2012
Players:
7.6/10
Metacritic:
83/100
An exciting sandbox game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sandbox, City Building, Simulation
Game released: PC, Xbox 360 → 21 September 2011
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Tropico 4 is a continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You will take on the role of the newly elected El Presidente. The main task is to make candy...
Game released: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, J2ME, Mac, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC Booter, Sharp X1, SG-1000, VIC-20, Wii, Windows Phone, WonderSwan, ZX Spectrum → 1989
Players:
5.5/10
Lode Runner (1989) is a classic side-scrolling puzzle platformer. You will find many different levels with complex riddles. In addition, you can create your own...
Arcade, Strategy, Business / Management, Free game, Action, Sandbox, Isometric, In real time, Simulation
Game released: iOS, Android → 15 December 2011
Players:
5.9/10
The Sims FreePlay is a real-time arcade strategy game with business elements and an isometric view. From head to toe—and floor to ceiling—you can customize every...
Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum → 1992
World Class Leader Board is a third-person sports game with a sandbox twist from Access Software, Inc.. The game's main publisher is U.S. Gold Ltd. In some circles...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 7 December 2012
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
72/100
Corsairs: To each his own — a new role-playing adventure from the Corsairs series. The main character of the sequel is the sea wolf Charles de Maur. You will...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, MMO, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Construction, Online, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 4 December 2012
Players:
10/10
Steam:
79/100
Gimbal is a top-down multiplayer shooter in which players build flying vehicles and fight in real time. Before taking off, pilots can customize weapons, engines...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 16 March 2012
Players:
6.6/10
Metacritic:
75/100
Birds of Steel — the gameplay is a further development of another game developed by Gaijin Entertainment — IL-2 Sturmovik: Winged Predators. Unlike the...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Sandbox, Simulation, City Building
Game released: Mac, PC → 25 January 2012
Steam:
90/100
This city-building strategy with economic simulation elements is set on a tropical island during the Cold War, where the player takes the role of a dictator trying...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 15 August 2012
Die Siedler 2: Die nächste Generation — Gold Edition is a third-person simulator with strategy, business simulator and sandbox elements. The game is...
